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New Free-Trade Area in Africa to Reshape Global Trade Dynamics

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Regional trade agreements and the WTO: implications for Eastern and Southern Africa
James H. Mathis, Jennifer Breaton

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The paper discusses the ongoing negotiations for a free-trade area in Eastern and Southern Africa involving three regional groupings. It looks at how the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) apply to this regional trade agreement and how they might influence its design and implementation.

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